1 credit — Grades 11 & 12
(1 period per day for 1 semester)
Prerequisites: Placement into ENGL 1100 or 18 English ACT score SAT(Feb 2016 & Prior) 430 Writing SAT (March 2016 & Later) 490 Evidence-based Reading and Writing
English 1100 is a semester-long composition course which develops processes for critically reading, writing, and responding to a variety of texts in order to compose clear, concise, expository essays. With a focus on academic literacy the course facilitates an awareness of purpose, audience, content, structure and style, while also advancing research and documentation methods. Course reading and writing assignments may be thematically organized.
Students who take this course earn one year of high school English credit and three semester hours of college credit. Students should keep in mind that grades earned for this course will also appear on their college transcripts.
As a foundational course, ENGL 1100 serves as a prerequisite for many other college credit plus electives.